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Johnny Dowd
Just Like A Dog
Album: Wrong Side of Memphis
Genres: Alt-Country
A peculiar, Tom Waits-inspired bit of junk rock with a whirring, misterioso synth and lyrics that will chill to the bone.

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	"Just Like A Dog" is a peculiar track, an off-kilter Tom Waits-inspired bit of junk rock in which Dowd�s pained, paranoid croak sounds drenched in flopsweat and failure (imagine Peter Lorre's character from the movie M, re-cast as a three-time junkie loser, down and out in New Orleans -- now imagine it as a song). "Dog"'s torpid tempo is similar to Peggy Lee�s hit "Fever" (okay, it�s slowed waaay down), with a wobbly vintage synth that sounds like a theremin from a '50s sci-fi flick. Dowd's vocal quirks and the spooky, carnival-like feel of the track may put some listeners off -- for those who prefer a dose of moral terror in their country, this "dog" will feel like man's best friend.

	*Bryan Thomas*
	Bryan Thomas is an L.A.-based freelance writer and pop culture aficionado. He doesn't own an SUV, cell phone, or pay $100 for haircuts. His work appears regularly in The Big Takeover, Music Connection, and The Big O. Bryan's column for Vendetta fanzine, "Notes From The Left Coast," champions undiscovered bands in the L.A. area before they are sucked into the major label vacuum.